On This Day: June 24th

Two earthquakes strike Venezuela, leaving more than 2,200 people dead and dozens of others missing.

The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.

Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.

At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.

Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.

In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.

The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.